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No action taken against PimEyes: noyb lawsuit against Hamburg DPA

No action taken against PimEyes: noyb lawsuit against Hamburg DPA

National Administrative Procedures and DPA inactivity Today, noyb has filed a lawsuit against the Hamburg data protection authority (DPA). While the authority considers the practices of the facial recognition search engine PimEyes to be illegal, it refuses to take effective action because the company seems to be based in Dubai....
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30 Apr 2026 | noyb Europe
House approves spy program on second attempt, Senate fate murky

House approves spy program on second attempt, Senate fate murky

The bill, which passed 235-191, would renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for three years.
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29 Apr 2026 | The Record International
EFF Submission to UN Report on the Role of Media in the Context of Israel’s Policies Toward Palestinians

EFF Submission to UN Report on the Role of Media in the Context of Israel’s Policies Toward Palestinians

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 recently announced a study addressing the killings and attacks against Palestinian journalists and media workers, the destruction of media infrastructure in Gaza, and the production and dissemination of narratives that may enable, justify, or incite...
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29 Apr 2026 | EFF Amérique N.
US, China partner on scam center takedown in Dubai

US, China partner on scam center takedown in Dubai

The Justice Department said the operation began last year following “numerous” victim complaints to the FBI by U.S. victims who lost millions through cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes.
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29 Apr 2026 | The Record International
Former EFF Activism Director's New Book, Transaction Denied, Explores What Happens When Financial Companies Act like Censors

Former EFF Activism Director's New Book, Transaction Denied, Explores What Happens When Financial Companies Act like Censors

A U.S. citizen who teaches Persian poetry classes online is suddenly unable to receive payments or access funds when his account is flagged and frozen by Paypal and its subsidiary Venmo. A Muslim city councilwoman in New York City has a Venmo payment blocked because she uses the name of...
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29 Apr 2026 | EFF Amérique N.
European Commission accuses Meta of breaching child safety rules

European Commission accuses Meta of breaching child safety rules

The platforms allegedly flouted the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA) by “failing to diligently identify, assess and mitigate the risks of minors under 13 years old accessing their services,” the commission said.
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29 Apr 2026 | The Record International
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